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Globetrotter World 'Wild Carp' DVD - For those who like to dream!
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Written by Julian Grattidge
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Thursday, 09 February 2012 21:18
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To be honest, my four year old daughter should be doing this review. The moment we received Tony's latest DVD in the post she had it unwrapped and in the DVD player before I could even switch the kettle on! She then sat transfixed through both discs only breaking silence to utter a few odd word such as ‘wow, look at that fish, daddy!' and ‘can we go there?'
Needless to say she was impressed, as was I. I've been a long time follower of Tony's work, and this his sixth movie in the highly acclaimed GlobetrotterWorld film series is another full on carpy treat, taking us to some of the most stunning waterscapes the sport has to offer and showing us fish that most of us can only dream of catching.
The special two disc DVD set entitled ‘Wild Carp' offers the viewer two hours of high quality 16:9 widescreen viewing and covers Tony's most recent exploits on waters across Italy, Holland, France, Gran Canaria and England.
Although I'm obsessively passionate about carp fishing, for me it's about far more than just the fish themselves; it's the surrounding habitat, the wildlife the scenery, the unknown thrill of what you might catch that wraps it all up into perfection - and that's what I love about Tony's DVD's. He targets awe-inspiring waters around the globe that in most cases are relatively unknown and set amongst scenery to die for, and as such, the outcome isn't always guaranteed. I've seen DVD's in the past where those fishing have had a prime swims on overstocked waters roped off and prebaited for weeks before they arrive to the point that they can't help but catch, but with Tony's fishing, thankfully, it's just the opposite. Anything could happen and that's to its credit - it's real adventure fishing on real waters and whether they catch or not, it makes for captivating viewing.
What's nice is that he often knows just as little as us about what's in some of the waters he's visiting, so it's pioneering fishing at its best and you get a real buzz just watching - I can't imagine how good it must feel to actually be out there doing it!
It's not a case of saying how many big fish are banked and listing all their weights - if it's only numbers that float your boat then this is not the film for you. This film is all about the places; magnificent places which also happen to hold some amazing fish. Don't get me wrong, there are lots of stunning fish featured, but filmmaking of this quality is about so much more...
The film is nicely interlaced with some interview style question and answer pieces where Tony talks about some of his most memorable experiences to date, which are a nice touch and give real insight to the species and locations that keep him travelling the world in search of new angling adventures.
In addition, there is some stunning underwater footage filmed at the various locations fished, which again gives real insight to what lurks beneath. What I love about Tony's work is that you need to expect the unexpected - one moment you're on a 13km long Italian lake, the next you're on a windswept Meer in Holland - each water fished has you on the edge of your seat and you find yourself praying that they can put an uncaught monster on the bank!
All the waters visited in this latest film are equally stunning, as are the fish banked, but I have to say that my favorite part is the visit to Gran Canaria - I've never seen such individually stunning, scaly fish! Every one is an absolute peach and as you'll see when you watch it, they just keep coming one after the next - and at some seriously mouth watering sizes!
It goes without saying that I recommend it to anyone who likes the idea of heading off to fish the unknown. It's another quality production from the Globetrotter stable. The only downside is that it'll probably be a good while till the next instilment... I for one can't wait!
Available from Tony's website HERE at £16.99 including free postage and packing.
Julian Grattidge
February 2012
Northwestcarp.co.uk